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vJAMES LlilE,A 0F NEW YORK,

.Leners Patent No. 78,528, daad June -2, 1868; antedafeiz May 22, 1868.

LA llIPi-ElMNEY' CLEANER.

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TO `A`LL WHOM l'l MAY CONCERN:

'Be it known that I, JAMES LEE, of' the city, county, and State of New York, haveinvente'd a new'- and improved Lamp-Chimney Cleane1';'ancl I-.do-*hereby -declare that the following 4is n full, clear, .andfexact description thereof, which will enableot-hers skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference bein; had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specicatio'n, in which- Figure 1 is an end view of my improved lamp-chimney cleaner. Figure 2'isia perspective view of the same. I

Figure 3 is a detail side view of the same partly in section, and

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view, taken throughthe line a: x, iig. v2.

Similar' lletters ot'- reference indicate corresponding,` parts.

'l My invention has for its object to furnish an improved instrument for cleaning lamp-chimneys, simple in construction,fc'cctive in operation, andv which can be. furnished ata'triing expense. And itc'onsists4 vin ari improved lamp-chimney cleanenformcd by the combination or" one or more rubber or other elastic disks with a handle,l as hereinafter more fully described. i

`A -is the handle, which may be made-of' wood or other-light and suitable material, and which may be turned eff, to give it a. neat and tasteful appearance, l

D are two rubber disks, which are secured to the end of the handle by a screw, O, passing through th'.A said disks, and screwing itothe, end of the handle A. O'r the said disks may be secured to the end of the said handle in any other convenient and substantial manner. 2

If desired, the disks muy be secured against being injured by the action of the screw lumi by, a washer, grof leather or other suitable material that possesses ,therequisite elasticity, and one or any other. desire@` .The disks may be attached tothe end of the 'handle A, with their planes at right angles to or parallel. with the axis of the handle A, as shown in iig. 2'. I

- In using thc'instrninent, itis inserted in the basent' the chimney', and pushed into its upper cach-then, by inter-ting the chimney, the requisite quantity ofrattr may be poured into it through the opening u't itsibasc.

The chimney may then he turned flown upon its side, allowing the water to settle in its bulge, and the* cleaner be moved back and forth until all parts of the inner surface of the chimney' be perfectly clean.

1 claiinas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent;-

'lhel laujp-chimney cleaner, constructed as describedfconsisting of the elastic disks B, secured to Athe end of theliandlc A, at right angles to its axis, by means of' the screw-C, and-provided with the iiexible washer D, as` herein shown and described. V

The above specieationof my invention signed by me, this 2d day of March, 1867.

y JAMES LEE.

Witnesses: A

. JAMEs'T. GRAHAM. 

